Student Positions
Student Positions (updated October 25, 2024):
Thank you for your interest in doing research in Cal Poly's Mobile Biomechanics lab! We are currently taking applications for 2-4 students to join the lab. To apply, please fill out the application form below, which includes uploading a resume and cover letter:
Application for Mobile Biomechanics Lab
Applications are due Wednesday, Nov 6, by midnight.
The strongest candidates will be asked to interview with faculty and current lab students before final decisions are made.
Research focus areas will include use of mobile methods (smartphones, smartwatches, and other wearable sensors) to measure balance, gait, and other biomechanical markers of musculoskeletal health. Accepted students will be expected to start training near the end of Fall quarter, and will begin project work next quarter (Winter 2025). Students will gain valuable experience in teamwork, experimental methods, data post-processing, MATLAB coding, wearable sensors, statistical analysis of results, and written and oral communication of results including preparation of conference abstracts and/or journal papers. Students will be expected to work approximately 10 hours per week in Winter and beyond. Preference will be given to students who can continue working in the lab past this academic year. Student interest in the lab is typically higher than we can accommodate, so we expect the selection process to be competitive. Strong preference will be given to students with a minimum of 3.0 GPa and a clear excitement about the research we do in the lab!
Info Sessions:
Info sessions will be held in the lab (building 52, room D17) at the following times:
- Wednesday, Oct 30, from 12:30-1pm
- Monday, Nov 4, from 1:30-2pm
These info sessions will be led by some of our current lab students and will include information about current projects, what it's like to be a student in the lab, and even some demos of our lab equipment and mobile methods! Please contact the lab manager, Noah Taylor (ntaylo14@calpoly.edu), if you have any questions.
Future Student Positions:
We run recruitment cycles for new students approximately once per year. If you are interested in joining the lab but not during the current recruitment cycle, please fill out this Google interest form:
Mobile Biomechanics Lab Interest Form
We will keep in touch regarding recruitment, and we will also broadly distribute recruitment advertisements to Biomedical Engineering students (via the BMED Weekly Newsletter) and Mechanical Engineering students as the next recruitment cycle approaches.
Feel free to reach out to Dr. Berg-Johansen (bbergjoh@calpoly.edu) with any questions.